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  • 111enjoin — To forbid; to restrain by injunction; to command; to order. Ordinarily an imperative, but may be given less than mandatory force in the light of the entire context in which it appears. Good v Fichthorn, 144 Pa 287, 22 A 1032. Imperative in legal… …

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  • 112frog — In common parlance, a small four legged creature developing from a tadpole and living in water or on land, characterized by ability to leap. In the parlance of a railroad man, a section of a rail, or of several rails combined, at a point where… …

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  • 113gun — In military parlance, a heavy weapon with a long barrel, such as a cannon. In common parlance, a rifle, pistol, revolver, machine gun, or other instrumentality having a barrel or tube from which a bullet or other projectile is discharged by force …

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  • 114mick|ey-mouse — Mickey Mouse, U.S. Slang. 1. anything unnecessary or unimportant: »A central concern now is…the antimilitary atmosphere in the country, the low pay, and (for the younger men) the anachronistic spit and polish, the Mickey Mouse (Atlantic). 2. a… …

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  • 115par·lance — /ˈpɑɚləns/ noun [noncount] formal : language used by a particular group of people In military parlance, “bug out” means “to retreat.” [=for people in the military, “bug out” means “to retreat”] The book introduced many readers to terms that are… …

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  • 116MODERN TIMES – FROM THE 1880S TO THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY — introduction effects of anti jewish discrimination in russia pogroms and mass emigration german jewry racism and antisemitism The Economic Crisis of the Early 1930s In Soviet Russia after 1917 new types of social organization contribution to… …

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  • 117ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …

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  • 118TAXATION — This article is arranged according to the following outline: historical aspects legal aspects the biblical period the talmudic period the post talmudic period in general yardsticks of tax assessment taxable property Place of Residence, Business,… …

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  • 119Abb'e — Ab b[ e] ([.a]b b[asl] ), n. [F. abb[ e]. See {Abbot}.] The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress. [1913… …

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  • 120Appurtenance — Ap*pur te*nance, n. [OF. apurtenaunce, apartenance, F. appartenance, LL. appartenentia, from L. appertinere. See {Appertain}.] That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more… …

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